KOHAT: Seventy more principals and owners of private and government schools were booked here on Sunday under the 2015 Security Act for constantly ignoring warnings and not making arrangements according to the security plan of the provincial government.

Similar cases were also registered against 88 principals and owners of schools about a week ago. Almost all of them have got bail before arrest from the courts.

District police officer Sohaib Ashraf said that heads of the schools had been ignoring repeated notices to make security arrangements. They were being asked to instal CCTV cameras, hire guards and raise the boundary walls over 10 feet.

The cases were registered against 70 principals and owners of schools in Alizai, Khadizai, Ustarzai, Chikarkot Bala, Nusratkhel, Parachgan Banda, Mohammadzai, Malok Khan Banda, Gumbat, Khushalgarh, Gandiali, Ghorazai, Jabar, Togh, Dhoda, Dhairi Banda, Shinokhel, Jadeed Banda, Lachi tehsil, Hafizabad, Junglkhel, Malangabad, Shaheed Banda, Jarma, Kharmato, Reyati Banda, Bazeedkhel, Baqizai and Ghamkol areas.

PROTEST IN HANGU: The people of Chamba Gul and Sarki Piala areas in Hangu have threatened to stop exploration and production of oil and gas by the Hungarian company MOL if their demands are not accepted.

The protesters also blocked Sarki Piala-Kohat road briefly and said they would start sit-in if the company did not honour the agreement which was reached between it and the area people in 2012. The protest was led by Munir Badshah, Niamatullah and Malik Taj Gul.

Kohat DPO says warnings being ignored by them

According to a statement issued by the area elders on Sunday, the company had promised to upgrade the district hospital, provide potable water and jobs to the local people and construct damaged roads in the area.

They criticised the elected representatives of Hangu for keeping mum over refusal of the company to follow the agreement for resolution of their problems. They demanded payment of commission to the people on gas being supplied to Punjab.

They asked the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited to expedite work on supply of gas to Hangu district.

Published in Dawn, March 30th, 2015

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